to bend over backwards to do sth
(=do one's utmost)se mettre en quatre pour faire qch→ shopkeepers are bending over backwards to please customers.→ They bent over backwards to help us.

vt fusse pencher au-dessus de→ He was having a wash, bending over the basin and splashing his face.

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bind overvt sep(LAW)mettre en liberté conditionnelle→ They put us in a cell, and the next day the judge bound us over.to bind sb over to keep the peacerelaxer qn à condition qu'il ne trouble pas l'ordre public→ Demonstrators were bound over to keep the peace.

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cross overvi(cross the street, a river etc)
traverser→ Let's cross over to the sunny side of the street.

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fall overvi

(=fall down)tomber→ If he drinks more than two glasses of wine he falls over.He tripped and fell over.Il a trébuché et il est tombé.

to fall over o.s. to do sth*se mettre en quatre pour faire qch→ He was falling over himself to be helpful

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flip over

vi
(=turn over)se retourner→ The plane flipped over and burst into flames.

vt sep

(=turn over)retourner→ Flip the cards over so that they are lying face upwards

(=overturn)retourner→ Their boat was flipped over by a huge wave

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fold over

vtrabattre→ Fold over the four edges to form a square parcel

vise rabattre→ All three rear seats fold over and are easily removed

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freeze overvi

[river]geler→ The lake froze over last year.

[windscreen]se couvrir de givre, se couvrir de glace

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fuss overvt fus

(=pay attention to)[+person]être aux petits soin pour→ All the Sisters fussed over her→ She fussed over her younger sister

(=worry about)se tracasser pour→ My wife was fussing over the food and clothing we were going to take→ The driver was fussing over a few last-minute checks

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get over

vt fus

[+illness]se remettre deIt took her a long time to get over the illness.Il lui a fallu longtemps pour se remettre de sa maladie.

[+problem]surmonterHe managed to get over the problem.Il a réussi à surmonter le problème.

vt

(=communicate)[+idea]communiquer

(=finish)to get sth overfinir qchLet's get it over.Finissons-en.

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give overvt septo give sth over to sth
(=devote)consacrer qch à qch→ he gave his life over to his artto give o.s. over to sth
(=devote o.s. to)[+study, worthwhile pursuit]se consacrer à qch
(=indulge in)s'adonner à qch→ the soldiers gave themselves over to looting and pillage

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glaze overvi
[eyes]prendre un air absent→ His eyes glazed over as they started to talk about politics.

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gloss overvt fus
(=ignore)[+problems]glisser sur→ We have not glossed over our differences: we accept they exist.

vt[+object, goods, money]remettre→ He handed over a letter of apology from the Prime Minister.→ Samuel was about to hand over a large sum of money to his local hospital.→ The rebels refused to hand over their weapons.[+power, control]transmettre[+person, prisoner, hostage]livrer→ This morning the American airman was formally handed over.to hand sth over to sbremettre qch à qnShe handed the keys over to me.Elle m'a remis les clés.to hand sb over to the policelivrer qn à la police→ They would catch the robbers and hand them over to the police.

vito hand over to sb(gen)
passer le relais à qn→ The present leaders have to decide whether to stand down and hand over to a younger generation.→ Mr Giuliani handed over to Michael Bloomberg, his Republican colleague, on December 31.(on TV, radio)
passer l'antenne à qn→ At 6.30 pm, Mr Edwards will hand over to the regional news rooms around England→
handover

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hold overvt sep[+event, meeting]ajourner, reporter→ The meeting has been held over until tomorrow.

hung over, hung-overadjto be hung overavoir la gueule de bois *

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ice overvigeler

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invite overvtto invite sb overinviter qn chez soi

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keel overvi

[person]s'écrouler→ He then keeled over and fell flat on his back.→ The others had either keeled over or were laughing hysterically.

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look overvt fus[+essay, piece of work]jeter un coup d'œil à→ Sometimes he used to look over the article I had written, shrug, and tear it up.[+town, building]visiter→ Could we look over the house please?[+person](quickly)
jeter un coup d'œil à,(carefully)
examiner de la tête aux pieds

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make overvt sep
(=assign)to make sth over to sbcéder qch à qn→ The land was made over to the Council for building purposes.

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mist over

vi

[window, windscreen]s'embuer→ The windscreen was misting over.

[eyes]s'embuer→ His eyes misted over and he started to shake.

vt sep[+window, windscreen]couvrir de buée→ The temperature in the car was misting over the window.

(British)
[engine]tourner au ralenti→ Very slowly he moved forward, the engine ticking over.

(=continue slowly)tourner au ralenti→ The country was ticking over under a rather uninspired President.

tick-overn(British)
[+engine]ralenti m→ The engine slowed to a tick-over

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turn over

vi

[person](in bed)
se retourner→ I turned over and went to sleep.

[car]se retourner, faire un tonneau→ The buggy turned over and Nancy was thrown out

(=switch TV channels)changer de chaîne→ Whenever he's on TV, I turn over

vt

[+object]retourner→ I turned the saucer over to look at the markings underneath.[+page]tourner[+tape]changer de face→ Did you turn over the tape?

(=hand over)remettre→ He had refused to turn over funds that had belonged to Potter.→ The lawyer turned over the release papers

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tyrannize overvttyranniser→ Armed groups use their power to tyrannise over civilians.

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vault overvtsauter par dessus→ Ned vaulted over a fallen tree

voice-overn(commentaire m en) voix f off

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win over(British)vt sepconvaincreShe won him over with her sweet smile.Elle l'a convaincu avec son doux sourire.Not all my staff agree but I am winning them over.Tous mes employés ne sont pas d'accord mais je suis en train de les convaincre.to win sb over to one's causegagner qn à sa cause→ We began to win over a high number of members to our cause.